The winners in the long list of the Fazil Iskander International Literary Prize 2022 is now known.

This year the prize, established by Russian PEN, will be awarded in five categories: Prose, Poetry, Children’s and Teenage Literature, Translations, Screenplay and Dramaturgy.

The list for the award in the categories:

Prose fiction «Plot of Existence».

1. Aleynikov Vladimir. «Stan». — Moscow: Agraf Publisher, 2020.

2. Astafieva Anastasiya. «Stoletnik with Honey. Three Stories about Childhood». — Vologda. Ed. by A. Kiselev. В., 2021.

3. Alexiev Boris. «The Pack, or the Tale of the Wise Elder Savvatiy». — Moscow: Moscow City Organization of the Union of Writers of Russia, 2022.

4. Bimaev Anatoly. «Seven-Eight». A Novel. — EXMO, 2021.

5. Boyko Sergey. «Above Fiction. A true story about the end of the world», Samizdat, 2020.

6. Bregman Maria. «Baba Tonya.» A short story. The collection «News of the female genus». Compiled by S.V. Vasilenko — Moscow: Union of Russian Writers, 2021.

7. Brilenkov Alexander. «Lyolka.» Short story. — Journal of Literary Dating, No. 4 (48), 2020.

8. Vasiliev Vladimir. «Princess Dolgorukova.» A novel. — St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg Branch of the All-Russian Public Organization Union of Writers of Russia, 2021.

9. Viko Natalia. «Game for fellow hunters». A Novel. — Moscow: AST Publishing House, 2021.

10. Volney Natalia. «A Suit for Zhenka». A Novel. — Magazine «Yunost» №2, 2022.